Astrium
is the number one company in Europe for space technologies and the third
in the world. In 2011, Astrium had a turnover close to €5 billion and
18,000 employees worldwide, mainly in France, Germany, the United
Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.

Astrium
is the sole European company that covers the whole range of civil and
defence space systems and services. Its three business units are:
Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure;
Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment; Astrium Services
for comprehensive fixed and mobile end-to-end solutions covering secure
and commercial satcoms and networks, high security and broadcast
satellite communications equipment and systems, and bespoke
geo-information services, worldwide.

Astrium is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in
aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the
EADS–
comprising Airbus,
Astrium,
Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of €49.1 billion and
employed a workforce of over 133,000.